Mexico - In recognition of World Population Day, which falls on July 11th, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) said that in 2011 the world’s population amounted to 7 billion people. Mexico’s 2010 census data revealed that 112.3 million people live in the country, making it the 11th most populous nation in the world.

In 1930, Mexicans lived an average of 34 years, eight decades later the life expectancy has doubled, averaging 75 years. Similarly, in the early 1960s Mexican women had an average of slightly more than seven children, now, the fertility rate among the nation's women is 2.3 children.

The INEGI said that by the year 2050 it is expected that 27.7 percent of the total population in Mexico will be 60 years and over.

INEGI figures also show that the growth trend in the country is down in all age groups except 60 years and more, where the rate of growth increased from 3.08 percent to 3.52 percent and it is estimated that in the coming decades (to 2030) this group will grow to 4.01 percent.

In the group of children (under 15) there was a decrease from 29.4 percent to 26.4 percent from 1990 to 2010, reflecting the decline in the birth rate, while the percentage of population 30 to 59 years increased from 25.5 percent to 34.4 percent and 60 and above rose from 6.2 percent to 9.0 percent.

Source: Azteca Noticias